Interview with Jeff Rawson of JRD.Tees

Jeff Rawson of JRD.Tees




Rico:
What's Your Name?

Jeff Rawson

Rico:
List your shop(s) -

Jeff Rawson :

 
JRD.Tees

TheBizCard

Fake Band Tees

Rico:
How long have you been at Zazzle?

Jeff Rawson :

I have been with Zazzle since January of this year, but just started seriously designing in the past couple months.

Rico: Are you a ProSeller?

Jeff Rawson :

I'm not a ProSeller, but plan on being there this month.

Rico:
What's the best advise you got when you were starting out?

Jeff Rawson :

Quality, not quantity. I could design a million tees or bumper stickers everyday, but I would rather make 3 or 4 GREAT designs that don't water down the shops.

Rico:
What medium/tools do you use to create your designs?

Jeff Rawson :

I'm a Mac. Most of my work is done digitally using the Adobe Design Suite (Photoshop & Illustrator), but the art work uses a variety...colored pencil, acrylic, pastels.

Rico:
Who or what inspires you?

Jeff Rawson :

I am inspired by everyday life. I am very sarcastic and observant, so just picking up day to day things/phrases/news inspires me to create something new and fun.

Rico:
How much time a week to you spend on Zazzle?

Jeff Rawson :

It really depends on my full time schedule. I work as a graphic designer during the day, and then do freelance design work at night. So any extra time I have to design goes to Zazzle. But if a great idea hits me, I'll drop what I'm working on to sketch it out or design it up for a shirt or business card.

Rico:
What's the best advise you can give someone just starting out on Zazzle?

Jeff Rawson :

See question #5. To me it is all about quality. I like the customer to have a variety to choose from, but that variety needs to be QUALITY! For instance, at TheBizCard, I probably don't have many more that 25 designs. There were more, but I cut out some of the clutter to just leave the quality designs THAT SELL.

Rico:
What do you like to do when you are not creating art?

Jeff Rawson :

When I'm not creating art, I am outside. I love to fish, hike and play with my dog, Hank. I'm into woodworking and gardening. I also have a 2 year old that keeps me incredibly busy.

Rico:
Tell me 5 random things everyone should know about you? 

Jeff Rawson :

 
1. My favorite foods are fried okra and sushi.
2. I love anything by Ken Follett.
3. I've been wearing a SillyBand my daughter gave me for 4 months.
4. I've always wanted to visit Ireland.
5. John Wayne is my hero.

Rico:
List 3 of your favorite designs you want me to feature. Tell me something about each design.

Jeff Rawson :

I chose a design from each of my stores:

Aw Skee Skee Tshirts

Aw Skee Skee by rawson22
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The Aw Skee Skee tee is my tribute to one of my favorite leisure activities, SkeeBall.

Yellow Tape Business Cards

Yellow Tape by TheBizCard
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Yellow Tape Card. This is the best selling business card from TheBizCard shop. I'm guessing because its simple, retro, and awesome.

Postmaster Rodeo T-shirts

Postmaster Rodeo by FakeBandTees
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Post Master Rodeo Tee. This shirt is a classic fake band tee you would find at the merch table after the show.

Rico:
This is one of my personal favorite designs from your shop 

The Colonel Posters

The Colonel by rawson22
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Beautiful work! As soon as I saw this I thought of my grandfather playing the guitar and singing to me when I was a kid every Saturday afternoon.

Rico:
Where else can our readers find you online?

Jeff Rawson :

I can be found at:
Twitter: @jeffrawson
Jeff Rawson Design
Jeff Rawson Design Portfolio